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Zebra longwing butterfly

Heliconius charithonia

Description:

The zebra longwing butterfly was designated the official state butterfly of Florida in 1996. The zebra longwing butterfly is found throughout Florida in hardwood hammocks, thickets, gardens, and particularly in the Everglades National Park.

Habitat:

This beautiful butterfly was going from flower to flower on a bush at the Silver Springs State Park in Silver Springs, Florida.

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6 Comments

jharrisoper
jharrisoper 9 years ago

Absolutely beautiful pictures.

mary.gallo.m
mary.gallo.m 9 years ago

Thank you acreamoth99 for nice comment!

mary.gallo.m
mary.gallo.m 9 years ago

Thank you very much Antonio. Did not know about the 2015 Best Wildlife Photo mission. I have added my butterfly to it. Thanks again. Mary

Beautiful find Maria,congrats and thanks for sharing.
Please consider adding this spotting to the 2015 Best Wildlife photo mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1184...

mary.gallo.m
mary.gallo.m 9 years ago

Thank you Roy Arun

Roy Arun
Roy Arun 9 years ago

Beautiful...

mary.gallo.m
Spotted by
mary.gallo.m

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 19, 2015
Submitted on Jan 20, 2015

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